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Second Successive Monthly Reduction In UK Housebuilding

According to the latest official statistics, housebuilding output reduced in March for the second month in succession, sparking concerns housebuilders are responding to growing economic and cost pressures. Housing Industry Leaders delves into […]

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How Are New Builds Supporting Social Housing?

New builds are helping tackle the current housing crisis, Housing Industry Leaders looks at why building to a good standard and retrofitting is essential, and how new builds are supporting social housing. In […]

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Could Electric Heating Systems Play A Crucial Role In Decarbonising Buildings?

Decarbonising heat in buildings is a major challenge facing the UK and is essential for the road to net zero by 2050, Housing Industry Leaders investigates if electric heating systems are key to […]

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Will The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Improve Living Standards?

In partnership with WATMOS Community Homes, Walsall Council has successfully bid for grant funding from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) and received one of the most significant allocations of energy grant funding […]

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Shocking Shelter Findings: 1/5 Renters Face Health Issues Due to Poor Housing

After research from Shelter indicates one in five renters harmed by the quality of their homes, Housing Industry Leaders analyses how the worsening housing crisis is making millions of people sick. The charities […]

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What is Lacking in the Heat and Building’s Strategy?

With the government releasing the long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy, Housing Industry Leaders looks at the key points outlined and how they’ll help achieve a UK net-zero. Last week the UK’s Heat and […]

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What Key Policies Need to be Identified in the Heat and Buildings Strategy?

As the government commits to ‘build back better’, Housing Industry Leaders looks at what the upcoming Heat and Buildings Strategy needs to emphasise in order to ‘build and retrofit greener’. The current gas […]

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Does the Brownfield Land Release Fund go far Enough?

After an announcement of thousands of new homes to be built on underused and derelict land through a £58 million scheme, Housing Industry Leaders looks at how this will regenerate local areas and […]

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How Are Greenpeace Ensuring Crucial Housing Retrofits Are Being Implemented?

A report from Greenpeace has highlighted the economic and social benefits that could be created by decarbonising housing in the UK. Housing Industry Leaders looks at how this is possible and the benefits […]

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